User Group Meetings
| Date | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 23-26, 2017 | TradeWinds Resort St. Petersburg, FL | The 2017 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Jan. 25-28, 2016 | New York New York Hotel Las Vegas, NV | The 2016 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Jan. 26-29, 2015 | Albuquerque Marriot Hotel Albuquerque, NM | The 2015 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Jan. 27-30, 2014 | Embassy Suites Hotel Phoenix, AZ | The 2014 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Jan. 28-31, 2013 | Renaissance Dupont-Circle Hotel Washington, D.C. | The 2013 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Jan. 30 – Feb. 2, 2012 | Doubletree Hotel Nashville, TN | The 2012 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Jan. 31 – Feb. 3, 2011 | Hotel Monteleone New Orleans, LA | The 2011 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Feb. 1-4, 2010 | Marriott Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco, CA | The 2010 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Feb. 9-12, 2009 | Embassy Suites San Diego Bay-Downtown San Diego, CA | The 2009 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Jan. 28-31, 2008 | Marriott Plaza San Antonio, TX | The 2008 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Jan. 29 – Feb 1, 2007 | Wyndham Resort Orlando, FL | The 2007 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Feb. 6-9, 2006 | Grosvenor Hotel Orlando, FL | The 2006 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Feb. 7-10, 2005 | EPRI, Washington, DC | The 2005 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Feb. 2-5, 2004 | EPRI, Washington, DC | The 2004 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Feb. 3-6, 2003 | EPRI, Washington, DC | The 2003 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Feb. 5-7, 2002 | EPRI, Washington, DC | The 2002 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Feb. 13-15, 2001 | B&V, Overland Park, KS | The 2001 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Feb. 15-17, 2000 | B&V, Overland Park, KS | The 2000 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Feb. 23-25, 1999 | B&V, Overland Park, KS | The 1999 Vista User Group Meeting |
| Jan. 20-22, 1998 | Hyatt Regency Phoenix, AZ | The 1998 CQIM/CQE User Group Meeting |
| June 11-13, 1997 | Atlanta, GA | The 1997 CQIM/CQE User Group Meeting |
| Mar. 12-13, 1997 | Donington Thistle Hotel East Midlands Airport Nottingham, UK | The 3rd CQIM International Users Group Meeting |
| June 20-21, 1996 | Riverwalk Marriott San Antonio, Texas | The 1996 CQIM/CQE User Group Meeting |
| June 15-16, 1995 | Stouffer Madison Hotel Seattle, WA | The 1995 CQIM Users Group Meeting |
| Apr. 20-21, 1995 | Ratcliffe Technology Center Ratcliffe, UK | The 2nd CQIM International Users Group Meeting |
| May 12-13, 1994 | Marriott City Center Charlotte, NC | The 1994 CQIM Users Group Meeting |
| Nov. 10-11, 1993 | Ratcliffe Technology Center Ratcliffe, UK | The 1st International CQIM Users Group Meeting |
| Mar. 3-5, 1993 | Marriott Hotel New Orleans, LA | The 1993 CQIM Users Group Meeting |
| Mar. 11-13, 1992 | Pan Pacific Hotel San Francisco, CA | The 1992 CQIM Users Group Meeting – and the CQIM T-Shirts were distributed! |
| Apr. 9-11, 1991 | Hosted by Kentucky Utilities Lexington, KY | The 1991 CQIM Users Group Meeting |
| Sept. 17-18, 1990 | Hyatt Regency at Union Station St. Louis, MO | Fall 1990 CQIM Users Group Meeting |
| Mar. 28-30, 1990 | Sheraton World Resort Orlando, FL | The Spring 1990 CQIM Users Group Meeting |
| Sept. 19-21, 1989 | Sheraton West Port Inn St. Louis, MO | The Fall 1989 CQIM Users Group Meeting |
| Feb. 28 – Mar. 1, 1989 | Birmingham, AL | The FIRST EVER CQIM Users Group Meeting! |
Vista Program Milestones
| Date | Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 23, 2015 | Version 2.50 | End-of-year release of Vista for 2014. |
| Aug. 15, 2014 | Version 2.43 | Mid-year release of Vista for 2014. |
| Jan. 20, 2014 | Version 2.40 | End-of-year release of Vista for 2013. |
| Oct. 1, 2013 | Version 2.32 | Mid-year release of Vista for 2013. |
| Apr. 29, 2013 | Version 2.30 | End-of-year release of Vista for 2012. |
| Oct. 23, 2012 | Version 2.21 | Mid-year release of Vista for 2012. |
| Jan. 20, 2012 | Version 2.20 | End-of-year release of Vista for 2011. |
| Sept. 28, 2011 | Version 2.13 | Mid-year release of Vista for 2011. |
| Jan. 25, 2011 | Version 2.10 | End-of-year release of Vista for 2010. |
| Nov. 15, 2010 | Version 2.06 | Release to fix some fan-specific Vista problems. |
| Aug. 16, 2010 | Version 2.05 | Mid-year release of Vista for 2010. |
| Feb. 22, 2010 | Version 2.01 | End-of-year release of Vista for 2009 with some minor improvements and bug fixes. |
| Jan. 25, 2010 | Version 2.00 | End-of-year release of Vista for 2009. |
| Jul. 17, 2009 | Version 1.94 | Mid-year release of Vista. |
| Mar. 4, 2009 | Version 1.91 | A Spring release of Vista which contained several small bug fixes and maintenance improvements. |
| Jan. 28, 2009 | Version 1.90 | End-of-year release of Vista for 2008. |
| Oct. 13, 2008 | Version 1.82 | Mid-year release of Vista – the first release with the new Microsoft SQL Server database. |
| Apr. 8, 2008 | Version 1.80 – Maintenance Release | Special maintenance release of Vista for 2007/2008. |
| Jan. 15, 2008 | Version 1.80 | End-of-year release of Vista for 2007. |
| Sept. 21, 2007 | Version 1.76 | Mid-year release of Vista for 2007. |
| Jul. 1, 2007 | Version 1.74 | Internal release for testing. |
| May 2, 2007 | Version 1.73 | Bug-fix release for Vista (available to 2006 User Group members) |
| Apr. 17, 2007 | Version 1.72 | Bug-fix release for Vista (available to 2006 User Group members) |
| Mar. 29, 2007 | Version 1.71 | Bug-fix release for Vista (available to 2006 User Group members) |
| Jan. 12, 2007 | Version 1.70 | End of year Vista release for 2007. |
| Sept. 8, 2006 | Version 1.65 | Mid-year release of Vista for 2006. |
| May, 2006 | Version 1.62 | Internal Release only. |
| Apr. 14, 2006 | Version 1.61 | Targeted release for one User. |
| Jan. 16, 2006 | Version 1.60 | |
| Oct. 7, 2005 | Version 1.53 | |
| Apr. 2005 | Version 1.52 | Targeted release for one User. |
| Feb. 2, 2005 | Version 1.51 | |
| Jan. 1, 2005 | Version 1.50 | |
| Jul. 30, 2004 | Version 1.46 | |
| Jan. 14, 2004 | Version 1.41 | |
| Jan. 1, 2004 | Version 1.40 | |
| Aug. 28, 2003 | Version 1.35 | |
| Jun. 30, 2003 | Version 1.34 | |
| Dec. 26, 2002 | Version 1.30 | |
| Jan. 10, 2002 | Version 1.20 | |
| Jan. 25, 2001 | Version 1.10 | |
| Nov. 28, 2000 | Version 1.10 Beta 2 | Released to 3 Users for testing |
| Sept. 25, 2000 | Version 1.10 Beta | Released to 6 Users for testing |
| May 25, 2000 | Version 1.00 | |
| Dec. 31, 1999 | Beta L | |
| Sept. 16, 1999 | Beta K | |
| Aug. 11, 1999 | Beta J | |
| Jun. 28, 1999 | Beta I | Very limited test release |
| May 18, 1999 | Beta H | Was made prior to EdF training in France, and included Tower Boilers in the Model Constructor. |
| Apr. 23, 1999 | Beta G | |
| Feb. 24, 1999 | Beta F | Distributed at the end of the 1999 User Group meeting. |
| Feb. 22, 1999 | Beta E | Distributed at the start of the 1999 User Group meeting. |
| Nov. 25 – Dec. 31, 1998 | Beta A – Beta D | Were very early test releases to a couple of User Group Members. |
| Beta A officially built on November 25, 1998. |
Vista Advisory Committee Meetings
| Date | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 14, 1998 | B&V, Overland Park, KS | Final Advisory Committee Meeting |
| June 25, 1998 | B&V, Overland Park, KS | Summer Advisory Committee Meeting |
| March 23, 1998 | B&V, Overland Park, KS | Spring Advisory Committee Meeting |
| Dec. 5, 1997 | Airport Hyatt, Chicago, IL | TNP Development Regional Meeting |
| Dec. 3, 1997 | EPRI, Washington, DC | TNP Development Regional Meeting |
| Dec. 2, 1997 | EPRI, Charlotte, NC | TNP Development Regional Meeting |
CQIM Program Milestones
| Date | Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| June-July, 1999 | CQIM Version 2.14 | Released to one User (Juliet Johnston) to solve a specific modeling situation. |
| Jan. 14, 1999 | CQIM Version 2.13 | Last official version of CQIM |
| Dec. 25, 1998 | CQIM Version 2.12 | |
| Aug. 14, 1998 | CQIM Version 2.11 | |
| June 12, 1998 | CQIM Version 2.10 | |
| Feb. 18, 1998 | CQIM Version 2.00 | |
| Jan. 26, 1998 | CQIM Version 2.00 Beta | |
| Dec. 10, 1997 | CQIM Version 1.24 | Last official version of the "old" CQIM |
| Oct. 6, 1996 | CQIM Version 1.22 SRP | Contained turbo furnace and ball tube mills |
| August 1995 | CQIM-SI Version | Used CQIM 2.0 GUI, Old CQIM calculations |
| January 1995 | CQIM Version 1.22 PSI | Contained results of large-scale PSI energy modifications for PRB coals |
| Dec. 8, 1994 | CQIM Version 1.2 ESKOM | Contained tower boilers and dual attemperators |
| Feb. 18, 1994 | CQIM Version 1.2 | Introduced gas co-firing |
| December 1993 | CQIM Version 1.1 CRE | Special derivative version with enhanced FGD waste disposal calculations. |
| September 1993 | CQIM Version 1.1a | Bug-fix release for CQIM. Distributed as a single update floppy disc. |
| Jan. 27, 1993 | CQIM Version 1.1 | |
| September 1990 | CQIM 386 (1.0) | First official release for OS/2 |
| July 1989 | CQIM MVS and CQIM VM | Last mainframe releases |
| May 1989 | CQIM-PC | Pre-OS/2 release for the IBM XT |
| April 1989 | CQIM VAX-VMS | First official release in any form |
| March 25, 1987 | N/A | First known real-world application of CQIM 1.0 Mainframe Version |
| Feb. 11, 1987 | N/A | First known test execution of CQIM 1.0 Mainframe Version |
| Dec. 3, 1985 | N/A | First CQIM Advisory Committee Meeting held at B&V, Overland Park, KS |
| Mar. 19, 1985 | N/A | Proposal Meeting for CQIM Development held at EPRI, Palo Alto, CA |
| 1983-1984 | N/A | Initial discussion of possibility of CQIM between B&V and EPRI |
CQIM Training Courses
| Date | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 28-30, 1996 | EPRI, Irving, TX | 1996 CQIM Training Course |
| August 9-11, 1995 | EPRI, Irving, TX | 1995 CQIM Training Course |
| June 22-24, 1994 | EPRI, Irving, TX | 1994 CQIM Training Course |
| Apr. 14-16, 1993 | EPRI, Irving, TX | 1993 CQIM Training Course |
| Apr. 6-10, 1992 | EPRI, Irving, TX | 1992 CQIM/ARA Training Course |
| July 16-18, 1991 | B&V, Overland Park, KS | Fall 1991 CQIM Training Course |
| June 5-6, 1991 | B&V, Overland Park, KS | The Advanced CQIM Training Course |
| March 19-21, 1991 | EPRI, Irving, TX | Spring 1991 CQIM Training Course |
| May 21-24, 1990 | CQIM386 Training Course |
Other Milestones/Events
| Date | Location | Milestone/Event |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 1995 | N/A | CQE 1.0 Released |